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Topic: Masonite Board and Canvas Help... (Read 568 times)

I decided to try and paint on hardboard and man its frustrating! I used 4 layers of gesso and created a pretty smooth surface with a smooth paint roller... So it has a little texture but I can't get the paint to blend like I do on canvas... my brushes form hard edges and its almost impossible to blend on the board... the paint just pushes around etc...

I wonder if there is some solution to this... I like the idea of smooth surface to create detail but this is way to frustrating

I'd also like to try and make my own canvas with a smooth tooth... does anyone have recommendation on a smooth canvas I could order? I think that may work better than the board at this point...

Hi John, my experience with masonite is that it lends itself to textured painting very well. Folks who like a very smooth look on their paintings use linen canvas which has a finer weave. Also, the 'give' on a canvas surface allows smoother blending. Compare your results with cotton and linen canvas.